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The wait is finally over. Apple Intelligence officially debuts today with the general release of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1. Point 1 versions of Apple operating systems typically add minor features and fix bugs, but this year it’s a major update because Apple Intelligence features weren’t ready long enough for iOS 18 to roll out. The new iPhone 16 series has been in development for a long time, as this release was touted as “Built for Apple Intelligence,” but was released without features built for that purpose. The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are the only…
With two issues published and two left to go, Summer Shadows has proven itself as one of the most compelling horror titles of the year. Mysterious, thrilling and sexy, it stands out in Dark Horse Comics‘ catalogue and just seems to be getting better. The Beat reached out to Summer Shadows writer John Harris Dunning with some questions, which you can read below. Cover art for issue #3, by Ricardo Cabral JARED BIRD: Issue #2 of Summer Shadows came out October 16th, 2024 from Dark Horse Comics. With two issues to go, both oversized, could you give a brief elevator…
As first spotted by The Verge, Google is now offering refurbished Pixel smartphones. The company sells refurbished Pixel 6, Pixel 6A, and Pixel 7 devices directly through the Google Store. Phones can be purchased at up to 40% off when compared to newer models. Each smartphone comes with the same one-year limited warranty and customer support options as new models.Google says all refurbished devices are “carefully inspected” to ensure the phone, screen and battery are all in top condition. However, a company representative said in a statement to The Verge that they do not make any guarantees about battery life.…
There are two universal truths in today’s rapidly changing comics industry. The first is that Junji Ito is the defining artist of our time. Second, more people than ever are reading horror comics and webtoons (aka vertical scrolling comics). Therefore, we at The Beat have chosen to embark on a new venture called Beat’s Bizarre Halloventure. Each week through October, three writers will recommend their favorite scary books and series from Japan, Korea, and beyond. This game features frightening themes such as a fairy-tale battle royale, a naughty dimension, and a utopia (?) ruled by a singing clockwork goddess. heroines…
Free-to-play mobile game Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is going the Dodo way on November 28th. However, this will be replaced by a paid (mostly) offline version called Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete. This refresh will take place on December 3rd, and mobile Animal Crossing: New Horizons players will be unable to access their favorite campgrounds for several days.Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete is not cheap. It’s $10 from December 2nd to January 25th, then doubles to $20. Tom Nook doesn’t mess around. However, existing players will be able to transfer their save data and progress through their Nintendo Account. This…
Over the next few months, Marvel’s Ultimate Comics will feature unmissable covers by Josemaría Casanovas.The cover pays homage to Jim Lee’s iconic X-MEN #1, featuring Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checketto’s Ultimate Spider-Man, Brian Hill and Stefano Caselli’s Ultimate Black Panther, and Peach. – Spanning titles including Momoko’s “Ultimate X-MEN,” Dennis Camp, and Juan. Frigeri’s Ultimates, and the just-announced fifth installment of the ongoing Ultimate series, Chris Condon and Alessandro Cappuccio’s Ultimate Wolverine! Additionally, the Casanovas coverall will also be featured in Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1 . This is a special year-end one-shot that sets the stage for what’s…
Google said in a blog post today that it will make Google Search AI Overview available to users in more than 100 countries. Google says the company plans to reach 1 billion users each month because people like an overview of AI. Additionally, Google is expanding its language support, so users in all countries where AI Overview is available can now view it in the languages available. For example, Japanese users are no longer limited to Japanese people.For those of you who aren’t familiar with what AI is, it’s a feature found in Google Search. Google’s Gemini AI model generates…
Meta is reportedly aiming to reduce its dependence on Google and Microsoft after taking a hit from Apple’s privacy features three years ago. Information reported on Monday that Meta Inc. is developing a search engine for chatbots. The company recently partnered with Reuters to help AI answer news-related questions.Meta has reportedly been working on indexing the web for at least eight months. The company’s goal is said to be to integrate the index into Meta AI and provide chatbots with an alternative to Google Search and Microsoft Bing. Meta unveiled its web crawler technology this summer, but did not say…
The early ’90s were an exciting time for comic book fans. Slowly but surely, the stranglehold that the Big Two (Marvel and DC) had on the hearts and minds of fans is eroding, allowing a number of upstart publishers to carve out their own slice of the very lucrative market. . Dark Horse Comics had been successfully turning R-rated movies into comic book series for several years at that stage, and Marvel called on several superstar artists to bluff, leading to the creation of Image Comics and its stratospheric rise. It even spawned the trading card publisher Topps. was creating…
Most comic book fans have a solid idea of what they buy each week when they go to their local comic book store. That said, there’s still a lot of fun to be had in skimming through the week’s new releases and trying out books that look promising, interesting, or scary. That’s where the cover comes in. Great images make a difference. You can either try something new or you can say, “No, I’m not going to do it this week.”In that spirit, we present the covers that caught our attention this week, along with an entry by comics editor…